The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08

and that one body was entirely
consumed. There is nothing left of the other
but portion of the trunk, minus the head,
arms and legs. John Henry Hazen, one of the
board Of seectmen of the town of Hartford, says
that, in his opinion, the bodies of forty-sx per-
cons killed have thus far been taken from the
wreck, although this is not by actual count.
Isaac Gates, undertaken, says thirty two bodies
have been brought to his care, seven of which
have been identified and removed and perhaps five
more are susceptible of Identification. Professor
Fletcher, chief of the engineering department. OF
Dartmouth College. who has made close exam
ination of the track leading to the bridge, says
there were three rails torn rp at the point whore
the Pilgrim probably left the track. These
rails all show signs of defect in the material and
in construction. Professor Fletcher thinks that
an axle on the car Pilgrim broke, causing its de-
railment, and that that the only car which
left tho track until the bridge was reached.
The local excitement over tho accident is grad
ually dying out. The doctors report that all the
injured are greatly improved, even those who
were considered most dangerously hurt. Quite
number will be allowed to 60 to their homes
to night Charles Sandford, of Washington, D.
c., who was reported killed, was not on the
train, and advices from Montreal state that the
Kennedy family of five, supposed to have been
lost, safe in that city
tits learned that Mrs. Horace Fairbanks, wife
of Ex-Governor Fairbanks, of St. Johnsbury, is
among the lost. She to have been the
train. and it is stated that her cloak and watch
have been found. Mr.. Fairbanks is here look
ing for the body. Another person. supposed to
be one of the victims, is III. E. Hazen, of Hart
ford, VT. Mrs. Blaisdell. of Fitchburg, is safe
in Montreal Charles B. Hebbard of Cam
bridge, Mass, who is reported to have been
wounded in the accident, is wanted in Boston
for the embezzlement of 5000. He was on his
way to Canada.
The following is an additional list of persons
found to be missing and supposed to be lost:
Homer Riggs, of Middlebury, Vt; d. Brooks
of Cornwall, Ont; Fred Blais, Springfield Mass
at small farm, house near the bridge lie two
injured men who were presumably overlooked
previously, but who are having the bese of care
They Mr.. Wilcox, owning a large farm near
Bangor, N. Y, who is seriously injured on the
head, and Mr.. Barlate, Frenchman. from Nash
VA, whose head is badly cut 1t is feared that
MIR. Wiicox's skull is fractured.
At farm house on the south side of the river
| is = woman who was rescued from a sleeper
without clothing Becoming crazed, she started
away, crawling on her hands and knees the
| ice. She was found some time after, quarter
| of mile from the wreck. A mattress was pro-
cured, and she was placed on It, The parties
| went for sled to draw her back, and when they
| returned it was found the mattress was on fire
| under her, having been smoldering when taken
| from the wreck. The woman was unable to
| move, and was terribly burned. She was badly
| frozen when found crawling on the ice
Joseph Beauregard, of Nashua, supposed to
| have been lost has been heard from at Mont
| real
| A servant girl of Mr.. Cone, of Hartford, VT
| took the train at that point for Montreal, and
went down with the wreck. She was not seri
| ouSlv injured